How to attract hummingbirds to your yard

  • EXPERTS WITH AgriLife Extension recommend cleaning hummingbird feeders regularly with vinegar and water and avoiding dyes in the nectar, which can be harmful to the birds. Photo courtesy of Laura McKenzie/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    EXPERTS WITH AgriLife Extension recommend cleaning hummingbird feeders regularly with vinegar and water and avoiding dyes in the nectar, which can be harmful to the birds. Photo courtesy of Laura McKenzie/ Texas A&M AgriLife
  • BY PROVIDING reliable food sources, such as nectar, and habitat, Texans can attract a diversity of hummingbird species to their yard. Photo courtesy of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    BY PROVIDING reliable food sources, such as nectar, and habitat, Texans can attract a diversity of hummingbird species to their yard. Photo courtesy of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife

    Want to attract hummingbirds to your yard?

    More than 300 species of hummingbirds exist worldwide. However, only about 18 are regularly found in the U.S., including nine common species in Texas.

    Experts from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and The Gardens at Texas A&M University share tips for providing reliable food sources and habitat that can help attract these birds to your yard …